UST Global acquires US based Kanchi Technologies

UST Global, an information technology solutions and services company for Global 1000 enterprises, said it had acquired Kanchi Technologies, a Milwaukee based award winning engineering solutions company. This acquisition will grow UST Global’s engineering services. Kanchi Technologies has operations in the US, Germany and India, it said.

Kanchi Technologies provides end to end product development capabilities to world class companies in the Automotive, Off-Highway and Manufacturing sectors achieving higher efficiencies and shorter time to market. Focused on companies based in Detroit, this acquisition allows UST Global to create over 150 jobs in the Detroit area extending the influence of its exceptional STEM initiative Step IT UP America.

UST Global is one of the biggest privately held IT companies in India, and employs around 14,000 people, a large chunk of them in Kerala.

“Keeping with our long history of work with Global 1000 companies, this acquisition enables us to bring best-in-class high end capabilities to our customers,” Sajan Pillai, CEO of UST Global. “The talent and deep domain expertise that is the result of the acquisition is unparalleled in the industry. We are excited to showcase this highly specialized offering to our customers looking for disruptive, innovative solutions to compete in a global marketplace.”

“Engineering focused organizations are under tremendous pressure to deliver cutting edge competitive solutions on time and under budget,” said Sunil Kanchi, Founder of Kanchi Technologies. “While we have been successfully bringing high end skill set, with UST Global’s wide footprint, we will be able to deliver a much wider range of Innovative solutions with higher efficiencies.”

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